EXP Stock — Eagle Materials Inc.

Eagle Materials Inc. (EXP)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EXP is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.59%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.59%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 70/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 5172.4% over the past 32.5 years, 2253.3 points ahead of SPY at 2919.1%.

Eagle Materials manufactures and sells heavy construction products and light building materials across four segments: cement, concrete and aggregates, gypsum wallboard, and recycled paperboard, serving residential, commercial, and infrastructure construction markets. The company offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly. Eagle Materials appeals to investors seeking exposure to construction materials and building products with income supplementing potential capital appreciation.

EXP performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 5172.4% over the past 32.5 years, 2253.3 points ahead of SPY at 2919.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -28.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 31.7%.

EXP key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

70 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.41%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/12/1994

Distribution rate

0.59%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.59%

5-year average yield

0.5

Last close

$170.01 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$5,215,112,003

Average volume

437000.0

Dividend

$0.25

Ex-dividend date

09/14/2026

Payment date

10/13/2026

Beta

1.335

Payout ratio

7.9%

P/E ratio

13.31

Forward P/E

13.6986

EPS

$12.77

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.59%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.59%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

EXP risks and drawbacks

EXP's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 31.7%.

Who may consider EXP — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EXP pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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